Insulate Your House with Packing Peanuts?

I’m always on the lookout for ways to make my house more energy-efficient. I’m also always buying things online and having them shipped to my house. This leads to a problem - a bevy of boxes, and a plethora of packing peanuts.

Boxes can be broken down, folded up, and recycled. What to do about the packing peanuts? Could I kill two birds with one stone, and use them as fill to insulate my attic?

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